The Gimmick: Novelettes, Stories, and Sketches
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Along with the return of Vern Smith's two-tone detective team who made the Arthur Ellis Awards shortlist are 11 other novelettes, stories, and sketches revolving around everything from a city scrape to an errant message to declining sanity in the civil service.
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Not too many Canadian writers put together short stories well but The Gimmick gets the job done. There's just enough lawlessness mixed together with lighthearted comedy to make it a good read on a rainy day.
A fine but comedicesque collection that features another Alex and Cecil (from Scratching The Flint) that gives more backstory to them.